Drama+Terms

drama/play (ChrisA) :Story that is written to be acted for an audience.
comedy(ChrisA) :In general, a story that ends happily.

tragedy (Chris A) :Play that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end or death

tragic hero (Waylon C) The is the main character in a tragedy protagonist (Waylon C) the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama antagonist (Waylon C ) person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; opposes (doesn't like) the protagonist dramatic irony (Tim C) : this type of irony occurs when the audience knows something in play that a character does not know.

soliloquy (Tim C) :A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

dramatic monologue (Tim C)  :A literary, usually verse composition in which a speaker reveals his or her character, often in relation to a critical situation or event, in a monologue addressed to the reader or to a presumed listener.

dialogue (Jordan H) Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or, movie.

theme (Jordan H) Central idea of a work of literature.

setting/ set (Jordan H) The time and place of a story or play.

characterization (Torri H)The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story

character/actor (Torri H) character: Person in a story ,poem, or play /actor: // a // // person // // whose // // profession // // is // // acting // // on // // the // // stage ////, in movies, or //// on television ////. // dynamic character (Torri H) Changes as a result of the $tory's events!!!!!

static character (Dillon H) Is one who does not change much in the course of a story.

flat character (Dillon H) Has only one or two traits, and these can be described in a few words.

round character (Diana H) real person ,has many different character traits ,which sometimes contradict one another.

foil (Diana H) Character who is used as a contrast to another character.

minor character (Houston H) - a character who shows up every now and then, in the story. This character may be minor, but he or she can play a significant part in the play.

major character (Houston H) - a character who is talked about and in the story the whole time.

dramatic structure (act/scene) (Brandon M)a special literary style written in plays. The dramatic structure consists of acts, scenes, character lists, scene descriptions.

aside (Brandon M)words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or another character but other characters on stage are not supposed to hear it

stage directions (Josh O) directions in a script that describe how the characters move around the stage and how they speak their lines. Stage directions appear in italics.

plot (Josh O ) series of related events that make up a story or drama

e xposition (Dillon P) the beginning part of plot that gives information abut the characters and their problems or conflicts

complication (Dillon P) also called the rising action; the main events of a drama; the main character tries to solve the conflict but can't

climax (Allison W) the most intense, exciting, or important point of a drama; a culmination

resolution/denouement (Allison W) the outcome of the plot

mood (Justin W) a story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes

tone (Justin W) attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the audience

script (Sharonda D): the written text of a play conflict (Sharonda D) struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

internal conflict- a conflict thats inside of you (Kaylor L)

external conflict - a conflict with another person (Kaylor L)

playwright (Caitlin S) a person who writes play.

audience (Caitlin S) the assembled spectators or listeners at a public events.

props (Leslie S) the portable items that actors carry or handle onstage

stage (Leslie S) a raised floor or platform typically in a theater on which actors perform